Mindset Changes EVERYTHING, in Virtual Photography
"COVID-19 changed everything. People were prisoners in their own houses and tens of thousands of people became virtual photographers overnight. One of the pros is that many of those people were actual IRL photographers and as such we were beholding a very new, artsy and professional never-seen-before approach to Virtual Photography. That moment in time was very life-changing for me, on so many levels."
Virtual Photography is ART! (again)
On Saturday September the 21st, 2024, on the occasion of its 20th anniversary, the Museum Of Modern Art "Donazione Meli" in Luzzana (Bergamo, Italy) has once again exhibited one of my screenshots of Virtual Photography, specifically my "Caravaggesque" from Alice Madness Returns. This work was my personal donation to the Museum after my previous exhibition dated 2021, like italians museums are used to ask. Unlike my previous "personale" exhibition, focused only of my Virtual Photography work, this time my print was exhibited among other contributors which happen to belong to many different arts, from photography to painting to sculpture.
The Yordian Knot
In Jusant, however, it is the architectural structures that cover the supernatural share of the product. While the areas inhabited by the local population recall the sea and the life of fishermen with a few hints of fantasy (for example the cave with the enormous flying jellyfish), the architectural structures that act as a bridge between the various game levels are instead highly technological, almost science fiction, reminiscent of classic works by Studio Ghibli and Gainax
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The State of Virtual Photography [Q+A]
“Anyone using GT4 Photo Mode and sharing his screenshots on the internet forums in 2004 could be labelled as "the father of virtual photography", and as such I could be listed among them. But the truth is more complex. As THE person who coded the basic rules of virtual photography briton Duncan Harris is widely acknowledged as the first person to handle, code and share the highest quality virtual photography captures on the internet for many years”
How to Capture the Beauty of Shadow Of The Colossus
“If you are a completionist in Virtual Photography, the one capturing all the locations and characters of your most beloved videogames, you’ll probably know that the Shadow Of The Colossus remake by Bluepoint Games is one of the hardest games to photograph in its entirety for a well-known reason: the in-game Photo Mode is so hard to tame that many fellow virtual photographers limited their galleries to a half of the colossi”
Bringing my Virtual Photography Among the People
“During these 4 days of exhibition I had the pleasure to speak with many people, families, youngsters and gamers alike, explaining to them what is a Photo Mode, what is Virtual Photography and how VP is an evergrowing sensation on Social Media. Not only that, I also explained how I went from a screen-capture to a whole conceptual work of transcending a videogame and its mechanics and bend it to my personal vision”
Blending Historical and Virtual Photography
“I portraied the NPCs’ of Sucker Punch majestic act as if I was a photoreporter sent back in time in feudal Japan. I captured virtual people in virtual environments just like they were real people of medieval Japan living their everyday life woking in the fields, cleaning horses and praying”
The Day Virtual Photography was acknowledged as “Photography” by an Authority in the Field
“In 10 years from now, Virtual Photography will be exhibited in the most prestigious museums of the world and these are the facts and moments that are opening doors and paving roads for the whole community amidst everyone’s silence and indifference. I wonder if the first among us that will be exhibited in a world-famous museum will see beyond his very ego and understand how many people worked behind the scenes for years to make that moment possibile.”
A Common Misconception About Virtual Photography
“There’s a reason if some Virtual Photographers are noticed and rewarded by big publishers and others are not. And the reason is that it’s not the subject of the capture that can buy someone’s respect, It’s your personal contribution and the idea behind it that sells your work.”
“Negative Space” in Virtual Photography feat. Jenny Karlsson
“In Virtual Photography, Negative Space provides a powerful sense of scale to the whole composition and (occasionally) generates a deep feeling of solitude”
My Experience With Museums and Art Critics
“What did I learn from this whole experience? I learned that outside the Gaming bubble, Virtual Photography is still an object of mistery and that the Art Community is more open minded and inclusive than the Gaming Community itself”
The 5 Levels Of Virtual Photography
“As far as modern Photo Modes go, the options are increasingly complex and tiresome to master, that’s why many users prefer to take full frontal captures, add a color filter and post their work on social media with no added trickery”